The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) is Oscar Wilde's provocative and mesmerizing novel that explores the boundaries of desire, beauty, and morality. When the young and handsome Dorian makes a fateful pact to have his portrait age instead of him, he plunges into a life of indulgence without visible consequence. But while his face remains untouched by time, the painting bears the weight of his corruption. A tale of decadence, art, and double lives, written with Wilde's signature irony and dazzling wit that made him a literary icon.
